The head of Iran's top security body, Ali Larijani, will visit Iraq on Monday before heading to Lebanon, where the government has approved a plan to disarm Tehran's ally Hezbollah, state media said.
A recent batch of humanitarian aid airdropped into Gaza landed directly on a camp housing displaced Palestinians, crushing multiple tents, footage circulating online shows.
Arab countries including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt joined calls on Tuesday for Hamas to disarm and end its rule of Gaza, in a bid to end the devastating war in the Palestinian territory.
Britain on Wednesday rejected criticism that it was rewarding fighter group Hamas by setting out plans to recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel took steps to improve the situation in Gaza and bring about peace.
Iran said on Monday that its military capabilities were not up for negotiations, after France called for a "comprehensive deal" with Tehran that covers its missile programme and regional influence.
Moved by the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, Egyptians have launched a symbolic campaign called “From Sea to Sea – A Bottle of Hope,” sending bottles filled with dry food across the Mediterranean in hopes they reach those starving under blockade
The Gaza-based militant group Hamas has welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France will recognize Palestine as a state, and is urging other countries to follow suit.
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that his country will recognize Palestine as a state in pursuit of what he called a “historic commitment to a just and lasting peace” in the region.
Mediators have been shuttling between Israeli and Hamas negotiators since July 6 as they scramble to end nearly two years of war in Gaza where fears of mass starvation are growing.
